$160 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bowmans Forest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bowmans Forest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Bowmans Forest is a separate house. This sparsely populated area is defined by very low housing costs and a huge number of residents who own their homes outright.
$160
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bowmans Forest — lower than 84% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with typical monthly loan payments at $1,083 and weekly rents of $160. Both figures are far below the Victorian and national averages.
$1,083 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,759
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bowmans Forest, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A striking 70% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. In contrast, there are no renters in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
70.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bowmans Forest, Owned outright is the majority at 80%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 80% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the state and national figures, and the typical number of people per bedroom is 0.80.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bowmans Forest, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bowmans Forest, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bowmans Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20312/bowmans-forest/topic/housing-dwellings